Tom Harkin: “As I said, hope springs eternal. And I always believe in redemption. The hope for redemption is always there, that the…”

“As I said, hope springs eternal. And I always believe in redemption. The hope for redemption is always there, that the wayward will come home and find the true path. And I hope the President will sit down and think about this and understand what is happening on his watch with regard to this issue. So I appreciate what my friend from West Virginia has said. I would hope this would happen. But again, we can't go on hope around here. We have to go on what reality is. And the reality is, the Department of Labor, under this administration, has promulgated these proposed changes in overtime. They will go into effect unless we take this action. That is the real world we live in. That is why I have offered this amendment. And that is why I feel so strongly about it. Oh, there are maybe a few things that each of us gets interested in and gets involved in because we feel deeply about them. One of the issues I always get involved in and for which I take the floor is to make sure we expand and promote opportunities for people with disabilities in our country. This goes back to when I was the chief sponsor of the Americans With Disabilities Act.”